EnerNOC Buys California Competitor

EnerNOC, a Boston-based provider of software and services that help large organizations to reduce their electricity usage, reports today that it has acquired California-based Cogent Energy. EnerNOC (NASDAQ:[[ticker:ENOC]]) says that Cogent’s technology is well suited for the needs of smaller facilities than EnerNOC typically serves, expanding the market of potential customers for the buyer. Financial details were not revealed in EnerNOC’s press release for the deal.

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Ryan is an award-winning business journalist who contributes to our life sciences and technology coverage. He was previously a staff writer for Mass High Tech, a Boston business and technology newspaper, where he and his colleagues won a national business journalism award from the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in 2008. In recent years, he has made regular TV appearances on New England Cable News. Prior to MHT, Ryan covered the life sciences, technology, and energy sectors for Providence Business News. He graduated with honors from the University of Rhode Island in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in communications. When he’s not chasing down news, Ryan enjoys mountain biking and skiing in his home state of Vermont.